Vista Gives a Little More Freedom

I remember hearing on one of the TWiT podcasts about the concern over the proposed restrictions on Vista being able to get reinstalled on a machine for legitimate purposes. This would occur if you had to reformat your computer or were a computer builder yourself and frequently rebuilt your entire machine.
Originally I believe Vista was to only allow 2 installs, which would be considered pretty stinkin’ restrictive. The rumors seem to be unfounded now though as the restrictions won’t be nearly as bad as originally thought.
According to a spokesperson in Microsoft’s Licensing Department, simply swapping out a component such as …read more